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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

I used to swim across the river when I was young.

Option 1: will swim across

Option 2: was swimming across

Option 3: could swim across

Option 4: can swim across


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Correct Answer: could swim across


Solution : The correct choice is the third option .

When could is used as the past tense of "can", it refers to an ability that a person generally had in the past or to something that was generally possible in the past.

For example:
When I was younger, I could run for miles.

Therefore, the correct answer is, "could swim across".

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